A review of the geologic history of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen suggests that at least 1400
km of north-south shortening has been absorbed by the orogen since the onset of the Indo …

The role of fossils in dating the tree of life has been misunderstood. Fossils can provide
good “minimum” age estimates for branches in the tree, but “maximum” constraints on those …

Principles of Sequence Stratigraphy, Second Edition presents principles to practical
workflow that guide applications in a consistent manner that is independent of model …

Thermochronologic, sedimentologic, oceanographic, and paleoclimatic studies suggest that
rapid uplift and unroofing of southern Tibet began about 20 million years ago and that the …

The study and interpretation of the textures, sedimentary structures, fossils, and lithologic
associations of sedimentary rocks on the scale of an outcrop, well section, or small segment …

Baselevel is the imaginary horizontal level or surface to which sub-aerial erosion proceeds.
It is sea level. Controversy surrounds the effect of baselevel change on river behavior, the …

Dating the tree of life is a core endeavor in evolutionary biology. Rates of evolution are
fundamental to nearly every evolutionary model and process. Rates need dates. There is …

CARBON isotopes from soil carbonate1–4 and soil organic matter5, 6 yield
palaeoecological information because the carbon in the soil carbonate forms in isotopic …

The Siwalik formations of northern Pakistan consist of deposits of ancient rivers that existed
throughout the early Miocene through the late Pliocene. The formations are highly …

The sediment archive, of material eroded from an active tectonic region and stored in
adjacent basins, can provide a valuable record of hinterland tectonism especially when …